Twine take-up.



J. B. EASTMAN.

TWINE TAKE-UP. APPLICATION FILED MAB. 1o

Patented NOV. 9, 1909.

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JOI-IN B. EASTMAN, OF SMETHPORT, PENNSYLVANIA.

TWIN E TAKE-UP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 9, 1909.

Application led March 10, 1909. Serial No. 482,459.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN B. EASTMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Smethport, in the county of McKean and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in TwineTake-Ups, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a twine take-up.

The object of my invention is, to provide a simply constructed,inexpensive, readily operated take-up, to be used in connection with aball of twine, to lift or take up the released end of a twine strand, tocarry the same up and out of the way of the user, to

'be held however, where the twine end will be readily accessible.

lVith these and other objects in view the present invention consists ofan arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described,and particularly pointed out in the appended claim, it being understoodthat changes in the specific structures shown and described may be madewithin the scope of the claim without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the drawing forming a part of this specification I have shown aperspective view of a twine take-up embodying my invention.

Store and shop keepers find it quite necessary to have the end of thetying twine readily accessible. At the same time the twine should not bewhere it will become entangled with-the goods or purchases upon thecounter, and in my present invention I provide a simply constructedtwine take-up, in the form of a pendent freely swinging weighted stem,which is secured in a pendent position, and carries the tying twine insuch a manner that when the twine is drawn or unwound from the ball, thependent member will be carried substantially into a horizontal position,so that when the twine is released, the twine carrying member will drawup the released end of the twine to hold the end up and out of the wayof the operator. The distance the twine end is carried up, depends onthe length of the pendent twine carrier.

In the drawings the numeral 5, designates the stem carrier which ispreferably of spring wire, and at its upper end is recurved, to providethe terminal eye 6. Near the upper or eye end, the carrier is providedwith a coil 7, and at its lower end with the flat weight 8. This weight8 has its lower end 9 extending obliquely downward, and is provided witha guide opening 10.

In connection with my twine carrier I employ two ordinary screw eyes l1and 12 which are secured in the ceiling or are otherwise convenientlyfastened and held in spaced relation, so that when the carrier iscarried into a substantially horizontal position, the weighted end 9will be held proximal to t-he twine guiding eye l2.

The supporting eyell to which the carrier is fastened is secured abovethe counter at a convenient point, the ball of twine which in thedrawings is marked 13 is placed in a suitable receptacle or is otherwiseheld and has its end drawn or carried'through the upper loop or coil 7,then through the opening within the offset end of the weight, andv isthen again carried upward through the securing guiding eye l2 and drawndown, so that the end will be within convenient reach of the user.l/Vhen needed the twine is drawn down, in which operation the carrier 5is carried into a substantially horizontal position. However as soon asthe twine end is released the pendent carrier swings to its normalposition, in which operation the free end of the twine is carried up andout of the way.

This construction provides a neat, inexpensive and convenient device,which can be used wherever twine is used for tying purposes. If desiredthe intermediately positioned coil or loop 7 may be eliminated and thetwine'be carried through the supporting screw eye 1l.

The twine it will be noticed, is carried by two movable parts of thestem 5, the coil 7 and the weight 8. On dropping into its pendentposition, the string forms a loop, between the ball 13 and the coil 7,preventing any cramping of the twine at the coil.

And having thus described my said invention what I claim as new anddesire to secure by United States Patent is:

A twine take-up comprising the combination with a supporting eye, of apendent wire stem having a terminal eye engaging weight opening and saidguiding screw eye,

said supporting eye, said stem near said as and for the purpose setforth. 10 terminal eye having a coil and at its lower In testimonywhereof I affix my signature, end a flat weight having a portioneXtend-` in presence of two witnesses.

ing obliquely downward with the guide JOHN B. EASTMAN. opening therein,and a twine guiding screw lVitnesses:

eye in spaced relation to said supporting eye, J. W. BOUTON,

a twine to be carried through said coil, E. A. TULL.

